John Seedoff was a graduate from Augustana in 1886. We will discuss his career as a pastor, his family history, and his genealogy. We will include when he arrived at Augustana, and what he did as a student here

Cozzi, Anthony M

Dellitt, Jaden W

Johnson, Luke J

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Augustana CollegeAugustana Digital CommonsCelebration of LearningJohn Fredrik Seedoff: Augustana Alum of 1886Anthony M. CozziAugustana College, Rock Island IllinoisJaden W. DellittAugustana College, Rock Island IllinoisLuke J. JohnsonAugustana College, Rock Island IllinoisFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/celebrationoflearningPart of the Genealogy CommonsThis Poster Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by Augustana Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Celebration ofLearning by an authorized administrator of Augustana Digital Commons. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@augustana.edu.Augustana Digital Commons CitationCozzi, Anthony M.; Dellitt, Jaden W.; and Johnson, Luke J.. "John Fredrik Seedoff: Augustana Alum of 1886" (2019). Celebration ofLearning.https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/celebrationoflearning/2019/posters/21Johan Fredrik SeedoffAnthony Cozzi, Luke Johnson, Jaden DellittCelebration of Learning, Augustana College, 1 May 2019.Born 21 April 1861 Askeby, SwedenMoved to Rock Island 18 August 1882 from the Goteborg port at the age of 21 on the RomeoEntered Augustana College in the fall of 1882Johan Graduated from Augustana in 1886Joined the Augustana Seminary in 1886 and completed it in 1888Johan was ordained 24 June 1888 in Galesburg Illinois, and was called to Topeka Kansas Lutheran Trinity Church until 1890Married Edla Maria Lundgren in 1890, while married they had 8 kids1890-1896 he was a pastor of Chisago Lake Lutheran Church in Center City Minnesota.Johan was a member of the Board of Directors of Bethesda Hospital, St. Paul, for five years; Augustana Hospital, Chicago, six years; the Board of Charities of the Illinois Conference during four years and for several years served on the Board of Augustana College and Theological Seminary.John died in his home in Rockford, Winnebago Co. Illinois, on 27 July 1939. His burial date was 31 July 1939 at the Scandinavian cemetery in Rockford, Winnebago Co. Illinois. Student Record CardAcknowledgementsThank you for your help and allowing us to access your resources Emma Lincoln, Special Collections Librarian, Augustana College Jill Seaholm, Head of Genealogical Services, Swenson Swedish Immigration Research CenterLisa Huntsha, Archivist/Librarian, Swenson Swedish Immigration CenterUnited States Census 1900 for Seedoff family. Shows Johan, with his wife and 5 kids at the timeSource List EntryBergendoff, Conrad. The Augustana Ministerium: A Study of the Careers of the 2,504 Pastors of the Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Synod/Church 1850–1962. Rock Sandgren, Carl. My Church A Yearboisland, Illinois, Augustana Historical Society, 1980.ok of the Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America, Volume XXV. Silver Anniversary Edition. Augustana Book Concern. Rock Island, Illinois, 1939.Augustana College Office of the Registrar Records (MSS 241), Special Collections, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois.Augustana College Catalog 1884–1886. Augustana College. Special Collections. Rock Island, Illinois.Augustana College Office of the President Records (MSS 248), Special Collections, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois.First Lutheran Church (Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois). Register Books, Book 5. “Records of Swedish American Churches”. Images of church records on microfilm. Reel 98 (1). Swenson Center for Swedish Immigration Research, Rock Island, Illinois.Ancestors of John F SeedoffGeneration 1John Seedoff. For more information about John, see the biography in the main part Generation 2Jonas Fredrik Hag. Jonas was born 25 February 1831 in Sweden. He came from the Gistad parish in Gästad Village. Jonas married Carolina Johansdotter.Carolina Johansdotter. Carolina was born 13 September 1831 in Askeby, Sweden. Carolina was from the same parish as Jonas called Gistad in the Gästad Village. Carolina married Jonas and had 1 kid.i. John SeedoffGeneration 34. Jon Johansson. Jon was born 22 May 1796 in Östergötland,Sweden. Jon was a gardener while living there. Jon married Anna Stina Mnsdotter.5. Anna Stina Mansdotter. Anna was born 10 August 1799 in Östergötland,Sweden. She too was a Gardener, and was from the Gistad parish.i. Jonas Fredrik Hag (See generation 2)Generation 46. Jahannes Huaig. Johannes was born 21 September 1801 in Galstad Village in Tornevalle Parish. Johannes served as an infantry man in the army. 7. Maria Olsdotter. Maria was born 13 November 1804. She too was from the Galstad Village in Tornevalle Parish.Family Chart for John SeedoffFirst Reference NotesRegistration card for Johan Fredrik Seedoff, 1883, Folder 9 1882 A – Z, Box 1 Early Registration Records, 1876–1891, MSS 241, Augustana College Office of the Registrar records, Special Collections, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois. The registration card is a printed form with hand-written information, almost certainly filled in and signed in 1883 by Fredrik Seedoff.Sandgren, Carl. My Church A Yearbook of the Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America, Volume XXV. Silver Anniversary Edition. Augustana Book Concern. Rock Island, Illinois, 1939.Conrad Bergendoff, The Augustana Ministerium (Rock Island, Illinois: Augustana Historical Society, 1980), page 42. The Ministerium was compiled from other sources. It is a transcription. When the original sources were in Swedish, it is also a translation.

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